COLORADO NOTARY TEST REVIEW 2026
PRACTICE TEST PAPER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AND JURATS REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ Peace Officer - Gen Auth. 16-2.5-101. Answer: (1) A person who is
included within the provisions of this
article and who meets all standards imposed by law on
a peace officer is a peace officer, and,
(a.) notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person other than a person designated in this article
is a peace officer has the authority to enforce all
laws of the state of Colorado while acting within the
scope of his or her authority and in the performance
of his or her duties
(2) A peace officer certified by the peace officers standards and
training board shall have the authority to carry firearms at all times,
concealed or otherwise, subject to the written firearms policy
created by the agency employing the peace officer. All other peace
officers shall have the authority to carry firearms, concealed or
otherwise, while engaged in the performance of their duties or as
otherwise authorized by the written policy of the agency employing
the officer.
,◉ Incohate Offenses. Answer: i. Criminal Attempt
ii. Criminal Conspiracy
iii. Criminal Solicitation
◉ Criminal Attempt 18-2-101. Answer: Acting with the kind of
culpability otherwise required for commission of an offense, a
person engages in conduct constituting a substantial step toward the
commission of the offense. Attempt to commit:
◉ Substantial Step (Criminal Attempt). Answer: any conduct,
whether act, omission, or possession, which is strongly
corroborative of the firmness of the actor's purpose to complete the
commission of the offense
◉ Criminal Conspiracy 18-2-201. Answer: CMS: Intent
i. to promote or facilitate its commission,
ii. he agrees with another person or persons that they, or one or
more of them,
iii. will engage in conduct which constitutes a crime or an attempt to
commit a crime
iv. he agrees to aid the other person or persons in the planning or
commission of a crime or of an attempt to commit such crime.
v. Requires an Overt act in pursuance of conspiracy
,F6, M3
◉ Renunciation of Criminal Purpose 18-2-203. Answer: What is the
affirmative defense to a charge of conspiracy called that the offender,
after conspiring to commit a crime, thwarted the success of the
conspiracy.
◉ Criminal Solicitation 18-2-301. Answer: (1) a person is guilty of
this if he or she commands, induces, entreats, or otherwise attempts
to persuade another person, or offers his or her services or
another's services to a third person, to commit a felony, whether as
principal or accomplice, with intent to promote or facilitate the
commission of that crime, and under circumstances strongly
corroborative of that intent.
CMS: Intent
◉ Murder in the 1st 18-3-102. Answer: A. Commits this crime if:
i. After deliberation and with the INTENT to cause the death of a
person other than himself,
ii. he causes the death of that person or of another person
F1
◉ Murder in the 2nd 18-3-103. Answer: A. Commits this crime if:
, i.CMS: Knowingly,
ii. causes the death of a person
F3 if caused during heat of passion
F2 in all other cases.
◉ Manslaughter 18-3-104. Answer: CMS: Recklessly,
i. Causes the death of another person; OR
ii. Intentionally causes or aids another person to commit suicide
F4
◉ Criminally Negligent Homicide 18-3-105. Answer: Any person
who causes the death of another person by conduct amounting to
criminal negligence commits this crime
F5
◉ Vehicular Homicide 18-3-106. Answer: (1) (a) If a person operates
or drives a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, and such conduct is
the proximate cause of the death of another.
(b) (I) If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle while under the
influence of alcohol or one or more drugs, or a combination of both
alcohol and one or more drugs, and such conduct is the proximate
cause of the death of another. This is a strict liability crime.
PRACTICE TEST PAPER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AND JURATS REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ Peace Officer - Gen Auth. 16-2.5-101. Answer: (1) A person who is
included within the provisions of this
article and who meets all standards imposed by law on
a peace officer is a peace officer, and,
(a.) notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person other than a person designated in this article
is a peace officer has the authority to enforce all
laws of the state of Colorado while acting within the
scope of his or her authority and in the performance
of his or her duties
(2) A peace officer certified by the peace officers standards and
training board shall have the authority to carry firearms at all times,
concealed or otherwise, subject to the written firearms policy
created by the agency employing the peace officer. All other peace
officers shall have the authority to carry firearms, concealed or
otherwise, while engaged in the performance of their duties or as
otherwise authorized by the written policy of the agency employing
the officer.
,◉ Incohate Offenses. Answer: i. Criminal Attempt
ii. Criminal Conspiracy
iii. Criminal Solicitation
◉ Criminal Attempt 18-2-101. Answer: Acting with the kind of
culpability otherwise required for commission of an offense, a
person engages in conduct constituting a substantial step toward the
commission of the offense. Attempt to commit:
◉ Substantial Step (Criminal Attempt). Answer: any conduct,
whether act, omission, or possession, which is strongly
corroborative of the firmness of the actor's purpose to complete the
commission of the offense
◉ Criminal Conspiracy 18-2-201. Answer: CMS: Intent
i. to promote or facilitate its commission,
ii. he agrees with another person or persons that they, or one or
more of them,
iii. will engage in conduct which constitutes a crime or an attempt to
commit a crime
iv. he agrees to aid the other person or persons in the planning or
commission of a crime or of an attempt to commit such crime.
v. Requires an Overt act in pursuance of conspiracy
,F6, M3
◉ Renunciation of Criminal Purpose 18-2-203. Answer: What is the
affirmative defense to a charge of conspiracy called that the offender,
after conspiring to commit a crime, thwarted the success of the
conspiracy.
◉ Criminal Solicitation 18-2-301. Answer: (1) a person is guilty of
this if he or she commands, induces, entreats, or otherwise attempts
to persuade another person, or offers his or her services or
another's services to a third person, to commit a felony, whether as
principal or accomplice, with intent to promote or facilitate the
commission of that crime, and under circumstances strongly
corroborative of that intent.
CMS: Intent
◉ Murder in the 1st 18-3-102. Answer: A. Commits this crime if:
i. After deliberation and with the INTENT to cause the death of a
person other than himself,
ii. he causes the death of that person or of another person
F1
◉ Murder in the 2nd 18-3-103. Answer: A. Commits this crime if:
, i.CMS: Knowingly,
ii. causes the death of a person
F3 if caused during heat of passion
F2 in all other cases.
◉ Manslaughter 18-3-104. Answer: CMS: Recklessly,
i. Causes the death of another person; OR
ii. Intentionally causes or aids another person to commit suicide
F4
◉ Criminally Negligent Homicide 18-3-105. Answer: Any person
who causes the death of another person by conduct amounting to
criminal negligence commits this crime
F5
◉ Vehicular Homicide 18-3-106. Answer: (1) (a) If a person operates
or drives a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, and such conduct is
the proximate cause of the death of another.
(b) (I) If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle while under the
influence of alcohol or one or more drugs, or a combination of both
alcohol and one or more drugs, and such conduct is the proximate
cause of the death of another. This is a strict liability crime.
